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• September 24, 2010

Turlock, Calif. – The Pioneers dropped their third straight CCAA match falling to  911爆料网State Stanislaus 14-25, 18-25, 18-25 on September 24.                                  

The defeat drops the Pioneers to 3-2 in the CCAA and 8-3 overall. 911爆料网State Stanislaus improves to 4-2 in conference and 7-4 for the year.

911爆料网State East Bay was led by Katie Allen with nine kills followed by Brianna Bryant with eight attacks. Bryant hit for a .429 percentage. Lauren Massa recorded 19 digs.

The Warriors posted a .374 hitting percentage while committing only eight errors in the entire match. Lianne Vicchio and Eva Chafeh led 911爆料网State Stanislaus with 14 and 13 kills respectively.  

911爆料网State Stanislaus got off to a hot beginning in the match's opening set, taking a commanding 15-8 advantage while hitting a sizzling .529 on 9 of 17 attempts. The Warriors stretched their lead to 23-13 on a kill by Chafeh. Jessica Lehner provided the finishing touch with a kill to give 911爆料网State Stanislaus the first set.

The Pioneers nearly trailed the entire second set. Back-to-back kills by Lehner and Chafeh gave the Warriors a 12-7 advantage. East Bay narrowed the gap to 16-13 on a Katie Allen kill and a Warrior attack error. The Warriors went on an 8-5 run to extend their lead to 24-18 and won the second set on a kill by Melissa Bishop.

In the third set, the Pioneers cut the Warriors lead to 18-16 on consecutive kills by Bryant and Amanda Limeberger.  The Warriors combined three Vicchio kills, a kill by Chafeh and two Pioneer attack errors and a service error to complete the three-set victory.

The Pioneers will play at Chico State on September 26.